25th Apr 2017 15:31
25 April 2017
Breedon Group plc
("Breedon Group" or the "Company")
Result of AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Breedon Group plc (the "Meeting") was held on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at the St Pierre Park Hotel, Rohais, St Peter Port, Guernsey at 2.00pm.
All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed on a show of hands. The number of votes which were lodged by proxy for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:
Votes for | % of shares voted | Votes against | Votes total | Votes withheld | ||
Ordinary Resolutions | ||||||
1 | To adopt the Financial Statements and the reports of the Directors and of the Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2016 | 1,154,146,034 | 99.96 | 13,500 | 1,154,159,534 | 500 |
2 | To reappoint the Auditor | 1,154,106,376 | 99.96 | 35,348 | 1,154,141,724 | 14,500 |
3 | To authorise the Directors to determine the fee payable to the Auditor | 1,154,115,934 | 99.96 | 27,500 | 1,154,143,434 | 16,500 |
4 | To reappoint Amit Bhatia as a director | 1,153,685,823 | 99.93 | 459,261 | 1,154,145,084 | 14,750 |
5 | To reappoint Simon Vivian as a director | 1,153,685,023 | 99.93 | 460,061 | 1,154,145,084 | 14,750 |
6 | To reappoint Peter Tom as a director | 1,153,645,316 | 99.92 | 499,768 | 1,154,145,084 | 14,750 |
7 | To reappoint Susie Farnon as a director | 1,154,120,284 | 99.96 | 25,000 | 1,154,145,284 | 14,750 |
8 | To reappoint Patrick Ward as a director | 1,153,686,023 | 99.93 | 458,261 | 1,154,144,284 | 14,750 |
9 | To reappoint David Warr as a director | 1,154,121,584 | 99.96 | 22,500 | 1,154,144,084 | 14,750 |
10 | To reappoint David Williams as a director | 1,137,642,890 | 98.80 | 13,468,140 | 1,151,111,030 | 14,750 |
11 | To reappoint Robert Wood as a director | 1,153,685,823 | 99.93 | 459,261 | 1,154,145,084 | 14,750 |
12 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 1,154,046,785 | 99.96 | 76,049 | 1,154,122,834 | 37,000 |
Special Resolutions |
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13 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares without applying pre-emption rights | 1,148,632,137 | 99.49 | 5,512,447 | 1,154,144,584 | 15,250 |
14 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 1,122,878,714 | 97.26 | 31,277,870 | 1,154,156,584 | 3,250 |
Notes:
1 "Votes for" include those giving the Chairman discretion, and the percentages are rounded to two decimal places.
2 "Votes withheld" are not votes in law, and are not included in the votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
3 The total number of ordinary shares eligible to vote was 1,413,965,488.
Enquiries:
Breedon Group plc www.breedongroup.com
Pat Ward, Group Chief Executive 01332 694010
Stephen Jacobs, Head of Communications 07831 764592
Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD and joint broker)
Max Hartley 020 7397 8900
Peel Hunt (Joint Broker)
Justin Jones / Mike Bell 020 7418 8900
More about Breedon Group
Breedon Group plc is the largest independent construction materials group in the UK after the four global majors. It operates the country's largest cement plant, two cement import terminals, around 60 quarries, 26 asphalt plants, 200 ready-mixed concrete & mortar plants and three concrete block plants, employing around 2,300 people nationwide.
The group has strong asset backing, with over 750 million tonnes of mineral reserves and resources. Breedon's strategy is to continue growing through consolidation of the UK heavyside building materials sector.
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